Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-23


ing room furnished many choice selec-
tions from the masters, and from 8
O'Clock until after midnight they were
kept busy. After dinner the guests
were invited to enjoy themselves in
any manner in which they willed.
The ladies gathered in the drawing
room and the gentlemen ON the broad
piazzas, but after all had obtained
general idea of the hotel and
its appointments number of
card tables were furnished and
for an hour there was as many differ
ent kinds OF games played as there
were tables. A number of the resi-
dents of Orange called at the hotel
and added to the welcome of Mr.. Cul-
yer. Among these were Col. and
Mrs. S. J. Scarritt, Misses Scarritt, Mrs.
Cauldwell. Miss Eva Cauldwell, A. B.
caldwell and Mr.. Coon. From 10
o'clock until midnight the musicians
were kept busy furnishing music for
the dance in which all indulged, and
which even the wisest of the City
Fathers seemed to enjoy. Before l
O'Clock all had forgotten in sleep that
they were in a strange place, but their
rest must have been very refreshing,
for bright and early yesterday morning
there were to be seen merry parties
scattered along the highways and in
the orchard, all busy in admiring the
hotel and its surroundings. Even the
walnuts and flowers which were free
for all, had no attractions when it was
announced that breakfast was ready.
The exercises OF the previous night
together with the ozone Of the atmo-
sphere had made every one better
able to appreciate the excellence OF
the table, and lost in the contemplation
of the miracles of culinary art which
were placed before them, those who
had intended to leave on the early
train forgot business for the time and
determined to accept Mr.. Culver's in
vitation to view the surrounding
country.
THE ORANGE COUNTRY.
At half past nine O'Clock Mr.. Cul-
yer invited his guests to drive about
the town and surrounding country.
This invitation was accepted and in
six carriages drawn by fast horses the
party of twenty-three were given a
view OF one OF the prettiest sections of
California. Along we'll kept roads
under long rows of pepper, eucalyptus,
cypress and pine trees the party were
driven through Orange where the well
kept orchards, the fresh foliage OF
fruit trees, the heavily laden grape
vines, and the homelike dwellings re-
minded them Of an Eutopia and told
them the result of mans
labors in a more forcible manner
than words. The background of
mountains with the intervening hills
and green meadow formed a picture OF
which no one became tired, and it was
the unanimous opinion that Orange
would be their choice for a residence.
Later on Tustin was driven through
and later still Santa Anna, with its bus
tie and life, was passed in the journey.
Promptly at noon the carriages drew
up in front of the hotel, and the guests
were conducted again to the dining
room, where a dainty lunch was
awaiting.
COMPLIMENTS EXCHANGED.
AS the hour for departure drew
near it became apparent that
some slight return should be
made to Mr.. Culver for the pleasure
he had given to his guests. Accord
ingly at the close of lunch,
Councilman Frankenfield rose and
proposed the health of Mr.. Gull
yer in a few words which gave
evidence that he meant what he said:
Upon the close of his few remarks he
called upon Mr.. Breed to reply, which
he did as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: leav-
ing this magnificent hotel and taking
our departure from the beautiful town
of Orange, it is but meet and proper
that we should express our thanks to
the gentleman whose hospitality we
are enjoying,
Mr.. Culver: l am requested by our
party to say to you that we are thank
full for your kind invitation and also
for the royal manner in which we have
been entertained since our arrival
here. We have all enjoyed our visit
hugely-so much SO that it will not
soon be forgotten, but on the contrary
will be remembered in future as one
of the pleasing events of our
lives, worthy to be marked with a
white stone. We are more than
pleased with your beautiful town. We
are delighted with your splendid hotel
and its accommodations, and the
ladies of our party have all, I believe,
without an exception, fallen in love
with the proprietor. l presume we
may be able to get them to return
with us from this trip, but whether
we shall be able to retain
them there after visiting this
beautiful country is a matter
for the future to determine. Of course,
we did not expect the town of Orange
to present the same appearance to day
that it did two or three years ago,
but we were hardly prepared to wit
ness the great changes that have
taken place here, and we note with
surprise the wonderful strides of i'm
provement made during the past year.
As residents of Los Angeles city we
very naturally feel proud of her growth
and prosperity, but we hardly think
there is anything mean about us.
We are not a bit jealous or envious of
the growth and prosperity of
the surrounding towns, because we
recognize the fact that the more there
are and the larger the crowd, the bet
ter it will be for Los Angeles. We
also recognize the fact that the present
prosperous state of affairs in Orange
is, in great measure, due to your
personal exertions and enterprise, and
we do not know how we could do bet
ter than to wish that all towns which
may spring up in Southern California
in the future may be fortunate enough
to have leader whose capital and en-
terprise shall "boom" the town into
prominence.
Mr.. Culver, who had listened in
tently to the words of Mr.. Breed, re-
piled that he was pleased to think he